Data Portal

The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre currently houses in excess of 40 Petabytes of data storage resources. The Pawsey Data Portal provides access to Pawsey’s data storage services, which are provided on a merit basis.

In addition to providing data storage for the most demanding research projects, our Data staff help researchers to maximise the potential of these vast data sets through a number of support services including:

  • Identifying and minimising bottlenecks in workflows.
  • Working with researchers to optimise research workflows.
  • Regular training workshops on best-practice methods and technology.

Access to the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Data Stores (PSCDS) is governed by the Data Storage and Management Policy (DSMP).

Technical specifications

Access to the PSCDS

All data storage allocations are started here. Please note:

  • Compliance with the DSMP is mandatory.
  • All projects must have a primary custodian responsible for managing the data.
  • You must provide a short project name.
  • A copy of the data must be available elsewhere (*).
  • Access to Banksia is only via LiveARC (‘Mediaflux’) and Acacia via S3 clients.
  • More details are available here

(*) Unless exceptional circumstances.

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